Garment supporter



April 24, 1928.

G. C. MOORE GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed Feb. 25. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 svy -m' April 24, 1928.

G. C. MOORE GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed Feb. 23. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

' GEORGE c. MOORE, or-wnsrnnLr, nnonn isnimni GARMENT sorron'rnnp y Applicationfiled February The invention relates to the garment-env gaging and holding elements or attachments of-garinent supporters, as for exainplestocki11%$t1-pp0rt81'S}f;

. p ne general b ectot the invention is to enable; the present. kinds of metal loop 1 shaped engaging andholding elen ents orattaehinents to be eliminated. ,-Anotheris to enable engaging and holding {elements or -at tachments of less .expensive'character than thoseat present einployed in practicet o be used insteadof the latter. Anotherobject of the; invention is, in the case of a garment supporter having an anchor-neck adaptedto be enveloped by a portion of the garment which is engaged thereby, and a flexible binder connected above with the garmentsupporter andv adapted to be wrapped around the said enveloping garment-portion and theancl1orneck,'to provide for-adjustment of the binder in the direction'of the length thereof, to enable a worm portion thereof to be shifted into an idle relationand an nnworn pOrtlQIhrOf the binder to be brought into POSltlQllifOI' use, to thereby distribute wear and prolong the perio d of usefulness of the garlnent supporter. Another object of the invention-is toprovide'against relaxation'and loosening of the portion of.

the; binder whichis wrapped about the en veloping garment-portion and anchor-neck,

in consequence of movements of the wear-en.

Illustrative embodiments of the features of the invention areshown in the accentpanying drawings.

In the drawings Fig. l is an elevation of a stocking supporter presenting the various features of the invention in one form of embodiment;

Fig. 2 isan edge View thereof.

Fig. 3 isan elevationshowing the said supporter in engagement with the upper portion of a stocking.

Fig. i is a View partly in verticalsection on line 4, 4, of Fig.3. i

Fig. 5 is an'ed'ge viewof the anchor of,

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Fig. 6 is an elevation of a second form of embodiment. 1 i I Fig.7 is an edge'view thereof. I a Fig. 8 is an elevation showing the supporter of Figs. 6 and-7 in engagement with the upper portion of a stocking. Fig. 9 is aview partly'in vertical SGtlQIl on line 9, 9, of Fig. 8; I l a 'is worn.

23, 1926.. Serial No. 90,028.

Fig. .10 is" a sideelevatioii of another term i of embodiment, f

Thesupporters shown in the drawn of the well-known type comprising a like suspender portion, composed of ,webmak terial, having combined with the iowenend, thereof the elements or attachments which are emplo ed forthe p pdsejpf en a ing s are f and holding the top of astocking. nthe i case of the illustrated supporters, theweb-f portions 18 re composed 'of elastic webbing;

The terminal. web-portions 2, 21 are composed of inelastic weblmaterial The necked anchor l in thei case of the supporter shown in Figs. 1 to 5 is a flatpiecf of suitable iii-in inaterial havingabove. the head 19 thereof a neck 11, Fig.1, produced, by indentations-12, 12, incthe oppositelinar gins of the said piece 'and having below'the' said neck rounded surfaces 13, 13, of the said head extending laterally in oppositedirc tions. The connection of tlieIsaidanchoifl' with thesuspen'der portion of the supporter" is provided for in Figs. l-to 4 by means of a transverse slot'ltin the upper oortion'of the anchor, .whichslot isoccupief by a, loope of web material at the" lower endv of the said Suspender portion. .Whe'n incorporated inja stocking supporter. this anchor lfis curved transversely,'as shown in Fig.5, in order that may conform to the curvature of the leg of the wearerand' fit more closely tothe surface of the latter at the side margins oft-he anchor. 'Th e' breadthiof theanchorfits flatness, and its curvature trans so that the presence oftheanchor isfnot noi ticeable even when thin and scanty apparel The necked anchors shown in Figs. 6th 10 have fiatdisk-like heads. In Figs. 6t0 9 the V I head 15 is a fiat button that is convex at its outer face, and formed witha centralc'on-\ vexity, or bossfat its back,, fit being tapered radially to'a thin edge, a njditbeing fastened by stitches 151-to the web-portion 21Z atthe lower 1 end of the Suspender portion of supporter. The projectingconvexity or boss of the back, and in so necases-the portions of the fastening threads-which extend between the head and said web-portion constitute "a neck. In Fig. 10 the head, 152, isforniedat. its back witha boss 153rec'eiving a tubular Q i 1,667,4z32

' rivet 154 by which the head is attached to the portion 211 of the 'suspender. The boss constitutes the neck in this instance. The

breadth and convexity of the anchors of Figs.

of a stocking which has been applied over the anchor-head and neck as in Figs. 3, 4, 8

and 9i The binder, as will be obvious, may vary moreor less as regards material, shape in cross-section, and the like particulars. Preferably I make use of a longitudinally elastic binder, an acceptable form of which is'composed of an elastic core and a suitable covering. A longitudinally elastic flexible core of any suitable known material may be provided. Preferably I employ a rubber core. The covering may vary in character and may be applied variously. It may consist of threads, wrapped, woven or braided upon the core. When a core is employed the covering protects the rubber from wear and other injury, and saves it more or less from the effects due to unprotected exposure to the atmosphere. An advantage of a longitudinally elastic binder is that it stretches more or less in being wrapped around the neck of the anchor and the applied portion of stocking, which facilitates the operation of wrapping. Then when left free to contract it does so, until all excess length is taken up so that the binder tightens upon the neck and said applied portion'embracing the latter more securely and maintaining a secure hold thereon;

Thepreferred form of binder is that of a loop, as in the drawings. In Figs. 1 to 4 this is interlooped with the loop 2 of web material at the lower end of the suspender portion, and thereby retained in connection therewith. In Figs. 6 to 10 the material of the loop passes through holes in the webportion 21, 211. hushed by means of tubular rivets 22, 221, to reinforce the margins of the holes as well as facilitate play of the binder within and through the holes. It is advantageous to employ an endless binder, either made ini tially in endless form or rendered so by binding or knotting together ends of a section of material primarily of so-called continuous length; The loop may be wrapped as shown in Figs, 3, i, 8 and 9 around the anchor-neck and the portion of stocking applied thereto, or may simply be engaged under the neck and said portion of stocking. The binder is of a length permitting it to pass two or more times around the anchor,

Such holes are shown so that its hold upon the garment is exceedingly certain and effective.

In the case of a binder in the form of a complete loop, interlooped as in the drawings,'the loop willshift around automatically in being manipulated, or may be shifted around intentionally. This shifting will distribute the effects of wear, thereby pro longing the'period of usefulness of the loop and of the supporter of which it constitutes apart; t 1

In the case of the garment-supporter shown in'Figs. l-to 5, the fiat piece or plate of which the body of thedevice is formed, being inflexible, it followsthat" the inflexibility of said piecelor plate intermediate the point of connection above of the jbinderto the garment-supporter, and the anchor-neck, obviates bending of the said body in conse-- quence of the movementsof thewearer, thereby preventingrelaxation and loosening of the portion of the binder which-issu wrapped about the anchor-neck. Consequently whether the wearer stoops forward or not, the binder is always tight around the anchonneck. I i

The construction of the Suspender portio of garment supporters provided with necked anchors and flexible binders such as afore said may vary in practice, and the invention in its .broad phases is not restricted to the precise necked anchors and flexible binders which are shown and described herein.

An advantageof an elastic flexible binder looped around a necked-anchor, and applied portion of a stocking, substantially as shown in the drawings hereof, is-that when vertical strain occurs the portion or portions of the binder which are located at the back of the anchor will yield, thereby accommodating the pull and lessening the tendency to rupture of the fabric of the stocking.

The upper end portions of the supporters shown in the drawings have been omitted, as unnecessary to be shown. They may be of any approved character and,'when necessary, connection with any convenient upper garment, such for instance as acorset, may be provided for in any suitable manner.

What is claimed as the invention is 1. A garment-supporter comprising suspending means, a plateconnected above with said suspending means andbelow provided with an anchor-neck adapted to be 'enveloped by a portion of thegarment which is engaged thereby, and a flexible binder connected with one of said parts above the an- 2. A garment-supporter comprising suspending mean-s, a fiat "anchor-member con neoted above with said suspending means and provided below with an anchor-neck 5 adapted to be enveloped by a portion of the garment which is engaged thereby, and a flexible binder connected with one of said parts above the anchor-neck; adjustable for enwrapment about the anchor-neck and l the appliedgarment, and adapted to befiv Wrapped in more than one eompleteturn around the enveloping garment portion and the anchor-neck.

GEORGE o. MOORE. 

